Technological advance in Japanese building design and construction / Anthony C. Webster.

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Webster, Anthony C.

Title & Author:

Technological advance in Japanese building design and construction / Anthony C. Webster.

Publication:

Description:

109 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Technology Today: Building Design and Construction -- 3. Technology Tomorrow: Research and Development -- 4. The Role of Government and Higher Education -- 5. Technology and the Competitive Edge.

Summary:

In this state-of-the-art overview, Anthony Webster describes the influence of Japan's largest design and construction firms on the industry at large. Pointing to actual examples and case studies, Webster outlines the firms' technological capabilities, their research and development activities, and various aspects of Japan's industry in comparison with America's.
What is the relationship between the Japanese government, its universities, and the building design and construction industry? How has the industry been affected by the economics of the Japanese real estate industry? How does the competitiveness of Japan's building design and construction industry compare to that of the United States in the global marketplace? Chapters - detailed with numerous photographs, diagrams, schematics, and tables - explore these questions and more.
The pneumatically sprung floor of the Edo-Tokyo Museum ... the intelligent building systems in the Makuhari Techno-Garden Complex ... the Obayashi corporation's cost-cutting hybrid precast-panel, poured-in-place frame shearwall system for earthquake resistance are among the topics discussed in this volume of technological advances.

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Table of contents

ISBN:

0872629325
9780872629325

Subject:

Construction industry Technological innovations Japan.
Construction Industrie Innovations Japon.
Construction industry Technological innovations.
Japan.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 81758
Call No.: ID HD9715.J22W4; ID:95-B2770
Status: Available

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